TEHRAN, Nov. 22 (MNA) � Three-strong Iranian disability weightlifter national team has flown to Hungary to participate in Eger 2015 IPC Powerlifting European Open Championships, November 24-28.The competitions will determine the Rio 2016 Paralympic entering standard record; in case these three weightlifters succeed in hitting the record, will represent Iran in the Paralympic games.

Seyed Alireza Hosseini, Head of Iranian Weightlifters Association�for�Disabled told reporters on Sunday that the three-strong team had failed in hitting entry-level records in February 2015; �however, they are resolved through hard work and hectic plans of preparation, and will seek success in Hungarian para-sport competitions which is the last such competitions which provides gates for Paralympics,� he added.

�Their success will guarantee a place for them in a different competition setting entry record for Paralympics elsewhere,� Hosseini told the press.�Iran�s three-strong disability team included Mansour Pourmirzaei, Ali Hosseini, and Hamzeh Mohammadi, and Alireza Hosseini leads the delegation which left Tehran for Budapest early hours of Sunday.

By Mehr News Agency